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China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters

September 03, 2024

Shannon Bond

A photo illustration of the TikTok logo next to U.S. and China flags. Researchers have uncovered more accounts tied to a Chinese influence operation known as "Spamoflauge" which includes an account on TikTok with one video that managed to get 1.5 million views before being taken down. (Getty Images)

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